Japan earthquake & subsequent tsunami

March 11, 2011

Predicted tsunami wave heights

The tsunami set off warnings for much of the Pacific basin including the west coast of the United States and South America. Officials say waves have not caused major damage in Hawaii and pose no flooding danger in California.                     Source : NOAA Center for Tsunami Research, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

>>>   Damage reports in diverse places  (the New-York Times)

                           Seismicity-generated tsunamis :                         when tectonic earthquakes occur  beneath the sea, the water above the deformed area is displaced from its equilibrium position

See how it works ⇑ in wikipedia article

>>>  An interactive map

from The Guardian :

fault lines, tsunami warnings, epicentre of the first quake, aftermath...